My apartment buildings property management company recently sent almost everyone in the building notices that there would be restrictions on barbecuing. You can only use an electric grill or small propane tank fueled grill. Is this legal ? And what about those who did not receive a notice in the mail.
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1 magpie_complex // Nov 3, 2008
The company is allowed to set policies for how its grounds and other publicly viewable areas (ie, balconies) will be used, especially when it is a safety issue such as that.
2 kemperk // Nov 3, 2008
of course. a; it smells
b; it is dangerous inside
c; one slip and you burn down the bldg
d; the smoke travels to other units and they would not know
the smoke is only BBQ.
same reason why lions are not allowed as pets.
or one may not repair their car in their unit.
3 wickdsinnr // Nov 3, 2008
You can look this up for yourself…
Last year in Boulder, Colorado, a building in an apartment community burned to the ground. The reason? Someone at a party was smoking on a deck that contained a propane tank for a barbeque. The propane tank blew up…and then blew up the other dozen or so tanks on other balconies and decks.
Yes, this is legal. It’s for your safety and the safety of everyone that lives there, and for the protection of the building itself. I suspect the only people that received a notice in the mail were the units that had one of those propane tanks on the balcony. I’m sure the people who didn’t have them out will get the hint when they see all the others disappear.
4 Moonk // Nov 3, 2008
I don’t know about any laws but I heard that buildings with bars on their balconies are allowed grills and the ones that have the enclosed balconies cannot.